been playing this for a while now.
it's pretty fun. and the difference from this to the previous ones are there are no loading times. and you are able to travel to and from work/shopping/gyms/parks in one solid sequence.
graphics are improved, trait system is a nice touch.
i have my sim being very neat, athletic, a genius, also a kleptomaniac (so he's always stealing things from work) and my job is in law enforcement
people should go ahead and try it out even if you haven't played any of the previous ones yet